Carefully study the table on page 218 that shows the average distance of the planets from the sun. If the planets were on the same side of the sun, which line correctly shows the position of the planets and their distance with respect to the sun?
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Here, line (a) correctly shows the positions of the planets and their distances with respect to the sun.

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Investigating Solar System The table shows the average distance from each planet in our solar system to the Sun.

$\begin{matrix} P l a n e t & D i s t a n c e f r o m S u n (k m) & D i s t a n c e f r o m S u n (k m) S t a n d a r d N o t a t i o n E a r t h & 149600000 & 1.496 \times 10^{8} J u p i t e r & 778300000 M a r s & 227900000 M e r c u r y & 57900000 N e p t u n e & 4497000000 P l u t o & 5900000000 S a t u r n & 1427000000 U r a n u s & 2870000000 V e n u s & 108200000 \end{matrix}$

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Question 130(i)

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$\begin{matrix} P l a n e t & D i s t a n c e f r o m S u n (k m) & D i s t a n c e f r o m S u n (k m) S t a n d a r d N o t a t i o n E a r t h & 149600000 & 1.496 \times 10^{8} J u p i t e r & 778300000 M a r s & 227900000 M e r c u r y & 57900000 N e p t u n e & 4497000000 P l u t o & 5900000000 S a t u r n & 1427000000 U r a n u s & 2870000000 V e n u s & 108200000 \end{matrix}$

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Celestial Body	Distance $(k m)$	Distance $(k m)$ Standard Notation
Earth	$149, 600, 000$	$1.496 \times 10^{5}$
Jupiter	$778, 300, 000$
Mars	$227, 900, 000$
Mercury	$57, 900, 000$
Neptune	$4, 497, 000, 000$
Pluto	$5, 900, 000, 000$
Saturn	$1, 427, 000, 000$
Uranus	$2, 870, 000, 000$
Venus	$108, 200, 000$

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Carefully study the table on page 218 that shows the average distance of the planets from the sun. If the planets were on the same side of the sun, which line correctly shows the position of the planets and their distance with respect to the sun? graphic

Here, line (a) correctly shows the positions of the planets and their distances with respect to the sun.

Carefully study the table on page 218 that shows the average distance of the planets from the sun. If the planets were on the same side of the sun, which line correctly shows the position of the planets and their distance with respect to the sun?
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